Friday, February 19, 2010

Thank goodness my DH doesn't have my blog. hee hee This way I can post as his birthday is tomorrow and here is his birthday card today! I did my first side step card, which you can find instructions for here and check out other samples at Splitcoast Stampers Gallery using "side step" as your search description.

The grass is a Magnolia stamp (hee hee), the rocks are from a rock wall that I cut out from a Magnolia stamp, the trees are Stampin' Up "Lovely As A Tree" and the 4-wheeler is from CTMH (thanks Cheri!). Oh and the sentiment if from SU also. I'm very happy with how it turned out and thank goodness cuz it took me a long time!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Isn't this just the CUTEST EVAH?!! My mom sent this to me and my DH for Valentine's Day. She even did the inside with some bg paper and little butterflies!! I LOVE this card! It has so many extra's on it. The gems in the center of the heart and the heart charm are so sweet! Her coloring is dang perfect too! I got her hooked on Copics. I'd say sorry but she loves them. hee hee

Sunday, February 14, 2010

I am so excited!! I just found out I won the Motivet challenge of 3 stamps for this card & sketch here.

I would love to encourage you guys to join these challenges. Their sketches make it easy to build a card and they only have about 30 - 40 entries a week!! The chances of winning, or winning 2nd place is very very high! 2nd place is a random draw for 2 free stamps so it's anybody's game.

If you don't have a Motivet stamp, download the new cute kitty image right from their website (under Freebies on the l/h side) and join in.

They are very generous and if you even comment on any post during the week, your name goes in for a random draw of 5 stamps.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

For WOJ's # 66 challenge they gave us a sketch and I decided to use Fall Willow. She's so adorable! Thanks for the sketch Jane! I love the BG's new "Origins" paper so much I thought I'd try it again! I love how the paper has so many colors for you to pull from.

I know a few people have mentioned giving a list of Copics or a picture so here is what I used. It's a bit tough for me to make them all nice to show you because the Ciao markers don't have the lettering and numbers on the end but hopefully this gives you and idea.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

I just LOVE Elisabeth Bell's new digi image called A Tasty Read. So cute! You can buy it from her website here and she has a few more from previous months. She plans on coming out with a new digi stamp every month. Count me in!! Woohoo!!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I just think this stamp from Motivet is ADORABLE! Lucy Valentine! I joined their Week 5 Challenge, which is this sketch. They have the most amazing sketches ever because I like lots of stuff on them.

And the 2nd challenge is Cute Card Thursday, Challenge 98 this week is "Spots & Dots".

I would like to thank Norma for the great tutorial on using your border punches this way. She's helped me get more miles out of my punches and has some great tips and wonderful cards on her blog. Thanks Norma!

Monday, February 8, 2010

I wanted to participate in The Sugar Bowl Challenge in hopes that I MIGHT have a chance on winning the brand new Magna Sugar Nellies which you can see here and they are items #2-7. So adorable! You have to use their sketch and add "lace" onto your card, which I chose a paper lace border.

I really didn't want to hide this gorgeous paper with embellishments but have a hard time leaving "white space". I'm so not good at that but I forced myself to put the card down and back away from the table! LOL! If you look closely enough you can see the Spica pens shimmer in her hair. I also added glaze to the coffee cup.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

I colored two of these images last Sunday, Tilda with Vintage Roses, so I knew I had to use them up! Colored images are like money in your pocket. You just HAVE to use them! LOL! It's funny how different these cards turned out (see post below) considering I used the same Basic Grey Marrakech papers. I love the spring feel to this card and must admit it's one of my most recent favorites! I don't usually color light but managed to do it this time.

This card is done up for Magnolia Down Under Challenge #31. The sketch was given to us as well as the added challenge of making sure there was something orange on your card. I don't use orange very often.......ok I couldn't tell you the last time I used orange......OH WAIT HALLOWEEN!

This particular stamp is from the Magnolia Christmas collection but Diana is out of stock right now but is constantly getting in more so keep checking. I thought I could use her not only at christmas but year round. Well I'm going to try anyway! LOL!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

When I saw this tutorial from Lysa I knew I just had to try it out. It's also about a new stamp from Pink Cat Studio that I am showcasing for my LSS Creative Accents. I kind of messed up on a few things but fixed it enough to make this card work. LOL! It's a chocolate holder!! Yum or what?!! All products can be bought from Creative Accents.